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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 25.0 MHz 0.5V
40.8 MHz 0.3V
49.9 MHz 0.3V
118.8 MHz 0.5V
127.2 MHz 0.5V
135.5 MHz 0.5V
138.2 MHz 0.4V
162.4 MHz 0.4V
173.2 MHz 0.4V
406.9 MHz 0.4V
453.3 MHz 0.4V
511.9 MHz 0.4V
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 490 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC
Current RX ? ? 310 mW max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx Between 2004 and 198x
Dimensions ? 152 × 60 × 234 mm
(5.98 × 2.36 × 9.21 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 KENWOOD-TR-007500 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT